Meet The Therapist
Hi, I’m Hananah—therapist, writer, and perpetual student.
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) and National Certified Counselor (NCC) who works with insight-oriented adults and couples from a psychodynamic framework. My work is grounded in the belief that symptoms rarely begin where they appear, and that self-understanding opens the door to lasting change and wellness.
I also believe that learning and change can happen at any age, and that finding meaning in one’s own life is essential. The Work is my response to that belief.
About My Practice
I work from a trauma-responsive, non-judgmental and person-centered point of view and currently provide psychotherapy at Three Oaks Behavioral Health & Wellness in Durham, NC and throughout the state via telehealth. I also offer consultation, reflective coaching, and writing-based support outside the therapy setting. This may include helping individuals connect with clinicians and resources that best support their needs.
My practice is open to all adults. I am especially curious about anxiety and depression in the context of relationships, family systems, displacement and cultural belonging, expectations around achievement, and the quieter emotional inheritances not visible at first glance. Therapy with me offers a framework for exploring these in depth. There are no topics that are off limits.
Some of my areas of focus are: anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, loss, intergenerational trauma, marriage, relationships, family of origin exploration, women’s mental health, sexuality, career support, migration and refugee trauma, war trauma, displacement, acculturation, cultural identity & religion.
I am especially passionate about using my lived-experience and shared identities to support folx from South Asia, East & South East Asia, the Middle East East/SWANA region and welcome refugees, immigrants and Third Culture Kids. I care deeply about creating mental health access for these communities and remain open to partnerships and consultations with other clinicians and organizations around these issues.
I employ a social justice lens, am identity-affirming and LGBTQIA+ allied.
